Nehemiah 13:20

¹On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;²Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.³Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.⁴And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:⁵And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.⁶But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:⁷And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.⁸And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.⁹Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.¹⁰And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.¹¹Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.¹²Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.¹³And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.¹⁴Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.¹⁵In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.¹⁶There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.¹⁷Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?¹⁸Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.¹⁹And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.²⁰So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.²¹Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.²²And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.²³In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:²⁴And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.²⁵And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.²⁶Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.²⁷Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?²⁸And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.²⁹Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.³⁰Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;³¹And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

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20	So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.	Once or twice, the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,	So the merchants and sellers of all kind of wares lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.

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English	Hebrew	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
and they passed [the] night	וַיָּלִ֨ינוּ	vai-ya-LI-nu	H3885A	to lodge לוּן (lun) 1) to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lodge, pass the night 1a2) to abide, remain (fig.) 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to rest, lodge 1c) (Hithpalpel) to dwell, abide
the traders	הָרֹכְלִ֜ים	ha-ro-khe-LIM	H7402	to trade רָכַל (ra.khal) 1) to go about (meaning uncertain) 1a) (Qal) trafficker, trader (participle) (subst)
and [the] sellers of	וּמֹכְרֵ֧י	u-mo-khe-REI	H4376	to sell מָכַר (ma.khar) 1) to sell 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sell 1a2) seller (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be sold 1b2) to sell oneself 1b3) to be given over to death 1c) (Hithpael) to sell oneself
every	כָל־	khol-	H3605	all כֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
merchandise	מִמְכָּ֛ר	mi-KAR	H4465	sale מִמְכָּר (mim.kar) sale, ware, thing sold
from [the] outside	מִח֥וּץ	mi-CHUTZ	H2351	outside חוּץ (chuts) outside, outward, street, the outside
of Jerusalem	לִירוּשָׁלִָ֖ם	li-ru-sha-LIM	H3389	Ariel אֲרִיאֵל (a.ri.el) Ariel = "lion of God" or "lioness of God" Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
a time	פַּ֥עַם	PA-'am	H6471	beat פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) 1) stroke, beat, foot, step, anvil, occurrence 1a) foot, hoof-beat, footfall, footstep 1b) anvil 1c) occurrence, time, stroke, beat 1c1) one time, once, twice, thrice, as time on time, at this repetition, this once, now at length, now...now, at one time...at another
and two [times]	וּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃	u-she-TA-yim	H8147	two שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)

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